Research Associate I Sasine Lab Los Angeles, CA

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Job Description
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Principal Investigator Joshua Sasine MD PhD is looking for a Research Associate III to join the team!

About the Team

Dr. Sasine is a physician-scientist who is developing new treatments for blood cancers such as leukemia lymphoma MDS and multiple particular the team studies how interactions between cancer cells and the microenvironment drive the progression of cancer.

The Sasine Laboratory focuses on two main areas:

Generating novel Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for cancer
Understanding the effects of microenvironment on immune cell therapy and cancer
The Sasine lab has characterized paracrine factors that govern the biology of hematopoietic stem cells and multiple myeloma. Now we are leveraging our expertise in this area to create biotechnology to intervene in these processes.
About the Role

Working under direct supervision the Research Associate I performs a variety of routine experimental protocols and procedures to support the objectives of one or more laboratory research projects in a specific area of research. Assists in general laboratory activities including maintenance of reagents and stocking of supplies. Files and monitors documents. Keeps accurate and detailed records of experiments and results. Assists in the operation of specialized equipment and machinery. Observes safety standards and procedures. The Research Assistant I will be able to perform routine cellular micro- and molecular biology procedures including but not limited to Western Northern blot DNA/RNA PCR protein extraction cell culture Immunohistochemistry and staining. This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

May assist with animal husbandry.
Maintains lab equipment and related records.
Transports processes and logs samples.
Maintains computer database with relevant clinical information.
Performs lab maintenance duties including glassware cleaning and sterilization.
Maintains stocks of general lab materials and places orders for lab equipment and supplies.
Assists new students and fellows at the laboratory.

Required Experience:

IC